Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an insidious manner; deceitfully; treacherously.
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- adverb in an
insidious manner
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- adverb in a harmfully insidious manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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-- Lecointre, our old Draper of Versailles, in these questionable circumstances, sees nothing he can do so safe as rise, 'insidiously' or not insidiously, and move, according to established wont, that the Robespierre Speech be 'printed and sent to the Departments.'
The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1838
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Self-doubt crept up insidiously and turned to desperation.
Three Common Mistakes Job Hunters Make Shaun Rein 2010
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We learned that fascism insidiously permeates all human structures.
G. Roger Denson: You Say You Want a Revolution. Well You Know, Art Can Cure You of That G. Roger Denson 2011
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We learned that fascism insidiously permeates all human structures.
G. Roger Denson: You Say You Want a Revolution. Well You Know, Art Can Cure You of That G. Roger Denson 2011
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Self-doubt crept up insidiously and turned to desperation.
Three Common Mistakes Job Hunters Make Shaun Rein 2010
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Things have changed in many ways, but few things as dramatically or as insidiously as the manner in which we receive and process information.
Judith Acosta: And Now, More About Me: The Sorry State Of The News Media Judith Acosta 2011
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This was an insidiously brilliant technique to focus our attention - by offering an open invitation for students to challenge his statements, he transmitted lessons that lasted far beyond the immediate subject matter and taught us to constantly checksum new statements and claims with what we already accept as fact.
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Self-doubt crept up insidiously and turned to desperation.
Three Common Mistakes Job Hunters Make Shaun Rein 2010
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Things have changed in many ways, but few things as dramatically or as insidiously as the manner in which we receive and process information.
Judith Acosta: And Now, More About Me: The Sorry State Of The News Media Judith Acosta 2011
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Self-doubt crept up insidiously and turned to desperation.
Three Common Mistakes Job Hunters Make Shaun Rein 2010
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